[tjg]

I don’t know. Are catholics responsible for pedophile priests? More importantly, based on the way the church treated the victims, moved the guilty priests around and showed over and over they didn’t care about the victims, does it make you responsible if you still attend the catholic church?

[alecqss]

don’t know. Are catholics responsible for pedophile priests? More importantly, based on the way the church treated the victims, moved the guilty priests around and showed over and over they didn’t care about the victims, does it make you responsible if you still attend the catholic church?

It does if priest advocates pedophilia publicly and does it regularly to a thunderous applause of the congregation.

[KJC1]

The issue is this particular pastor and this particular church. Obama could have found another church to attend within the same religion, but he didn’t. That’s the point. I wouldn’t sit there and listen to this pastor’s hate and vitriol for twenty minutes (and certainly not 20 years). Would you?

Nobody forced Obama to support this man, he made a choice to do so and because of that Obama’s character is rightfully in question here.

[RussP]

If the Catholic Church had praised known pedophiles and called them a “moral compass,” then yes that would be a big problem.

[Travis McGee]

The trinity church for 30 years was a church of one, unaffiliated. It was in truth the Church of Jeremiah Wright. He WAS the church.

[Migraine]

Are catholics responsible for pedophile priests?

Does the Catholic Church in America hate America? You have no analogy that I can see.

I think it is perfectly fine (and expected) for the radical black churches to be anti-American; but I don't think it's perfectly fine for one of its members to be our president. And it will nevvvvvver happen. That is the only thing at issue here.